Well I tried to dye earlier this summer and it was a total disaster. I attempted to hand cut stencils using contact paper. I have zero artistic skills and I can't draw a straight line much less cut one. So with handcutting out I wanted to try the plotter route. So I3oo I3oo helped my out and made me a few stencils so I can give it a try before laying down the money on a plotter. Well here are my first two attempts.

The first one is a 1 color (black) on a Pro Leopard.

The second one is a 2 color (black and sunshine orange) on an Opto Vision.

Overall I am happy with how they turned out. Now, I am going to look into software to start working on making my own vectors. I am afraid this could get costly.

Welcome to the addiction. Nice clean lines on your first dyes. Hand cut or plotter?

They are from a plotter. I tried hand cutting and failed! Yes, I am hooked. Yet, getting frustrated quickly learning new software. I have zero experience with this type of software. I downloaded Inkscape and spent around 4 hours screwing around with it and now I am more confused then I started...